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Health-Script: Therapy through Writing
| Course Number |
LWH110
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| Objectives |
At the end of this course, you will
explain
1. the differences between
various types of therapeutic writing, 2. the benefits of Health-Script,
3. the options in of writing therapy, and 4. the parts in writing
therapy. |
| Credit Hours and Fee |
3.0 CE Credit Hours with a fee of $24.00 |
| Instructor |
Rudolf Klimes, PhD (Indiana University), MPH
(Johns Hopkins University);
Adjunct Professor at Folsom Lake
College, Folsom CA. |
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Health-Script is writing that includes personal
emotional disclosures. It is produced to deal in a therapeutic way with
various personal emotional situations, problems and conflicts.
Health-Script is known and practices under various names:
 1. Confessional
writing deals with actions and feelings that are brought out into the open.
There is an aspect of forgiveness in them. It is a form that has its roots in
the Renaissance. See the Healing
Journey
2. Letter therapy
uses letters to deal with interpersonal conflicts and problems. What can not be
said can at times be written. Also, writing letters often makes it more
objective and the emotions are not so violent. The letters do not have to be
mailed.
3. Journaling is a
large area of writing that often includes many things but that also may include
all the characteristics of Health-Script. See www.journalmagic.com
4. Poetry therapy is
a Health-Script in poetic form. See www.poetrytherapy.org
5. Script-o-therapy
or Narrative Therapy or Therapeutic writing includes all writing that is
emotionally helpful. Some of it is presented as Catharsis. under See www.whole-heart.com
ERIC_NO:
EJ504699, Letter Therapy: A Model for Enhancing
Counseling Interventions, by
France, M. Honore; And Others,
1995
ABSTRACT:
Based on 15 letters between a counselor and a female client, this article
outlines and discusses a unique letter-writing therapy process. The five-step
approach consists of opening up, focusing on life themes, redirecting toward
strengths, reinforcing actions, and affirming a positive attitude toward life.
Letter writing can be used alone or in conjunction with face-to-face counseling
ERIC_NO:
ED399413,
Journal Writing and Adult Learning. By
Kerka, Sandra,
1996
ABSTRACT:
Journals have a long history as a means of self-expression, and they can be used
as learning tools in adult education. Types of journals include the reader
response journal or literature log, the learning journal, the reflective
journal, and the electronic journal. Journal writing offers several benefits for
adult learners: journals are less threatening and closer to natural speech; they
document mental processes; and they can be used as a tool for growth through
critical reflection. Obstacles to students writing reflectively include the
following: their lack of proficiency with reflective writing, fear resulting
from open-ended writing requirements, privacy issues, and unequal balance of
power between teacher and students. To overcome some of the obstacles of
open-ended assignments, students should be given some guidelines that answer
such questions as the following: "What is a journal?"; "What do I
write?"; "Why keep it?" and "How will it be used?" Four
factors affect willingness and ability to reflect: individual developmental
level, perception of the trustworthiness of the teacher, clarity and nature of
the expectations of the journal, and quantity and quality of feedback. Several
teaching strategies can be used to encourage reflection. Teachers can serve as
mentors and coaches, steering adult learners to document their learning journey
through journal writing. Source: www.askeric.org
Some of the benefits
of Health-Script writing, according to Claudia Kalb, Newsweek, April 26, 1999,
pages 75-76, are:
1. Writing about an upsetting experience makes you often feel better.
2. It can strengthen your immune response.
3. It can increase the level of disease-fighting lymphocytes circulating in the
bloodstream.
4. It can, in some cases, modestly reduce blood-pressure.
5. It can reduce the symptoms of asthma, rheumatoid arthritis.
6. It can reduce the symptoms of depression.
7. It can reduce the need to visit a doctor.
Questions You May Answer in Journaling
The following questions don't have to be answered every time. Adding your own
questions and observations is what makes your journal your own personal
treasure. Thus you will discover yourself, your feelings, your reactions to the
world around you, your emotions, your nurturing behaviors and your goals. This
list is modified and drawn from "Guidelines for Daily Journaling," a
list given out in a journaling workshop. The author was not cited.
What have I done for
myself today?
- Did I put something new in my life?
- What did I learn about myself today?
- What kind of feedback did I receive today, and how did I feel about it?
- What were my goals for today, and how successful was I in reaching
them?
What am I doing to help
myself today?
- How am I disciplining myself to do something I didn't want to do, but
needed to do anyway?
- What do I feel my strongest asset is today?
- What am I changing about my life?
- What am I willing, or not willing to change about my life?
- In what ways could I make my life work better for me?
What are my feelings
and mood today?
- Describe the feelings I am having:
- Write a letter to someone with whom you are feeling some unfinished
feelings.
- Don't send this letter unless you are ABSOLUTELY sure you are able
and willing to take the consequences for it.
- Include yourself as a recipient if you feel it necessary, but DON'T
use the letter as an excuse to bash yourself; make it work FOR you.
What did I learn today?
- What circumstances occurred today which helped me understand myself?
- How will I use what I learned?
What happened around me
today?
- What happened in the world today? The country? Our state? Our town?
- What happened with the people I care about?
- What are the the events that affected me, and how did they affect me?
1. Purpose: physical
health, mental health, spiritual growth, project, history
2. Target: self,
friend, family-member, God, other.
3. Topic: emotion,
problem, program, concept, conflict, accident, abuse, sexuality, fear, hurt.
4. Method: poem,
essay, notes, dairy, journal, online.
5. Structure: regularly
periodic, irregular periodic or one-time, formal or informal,
inner-or-outer-centered.
See also http://arar.essortment.com/therapyjournali_repu.htm
1. Purpose, stated
clearly in first sentence.
2. Brief description
of the event.
3. Your emotional
reaction to the event.
4. Insight gained
from the event and from your emotional reaction.
1. Identification of
the involved emotions.
2. Level of personal
control over emotional responses.
3. Appropriateness
of the emotional responses.
4. Consideration of
substituting positive for negative emotions, or healing for destructive
emotions.
Some positive emotions are joy, surprise and interest.
Some negative emotions are fear, anger, contempt, sadness, and dominance.
5. Consideration of
actions in response to the emotion-producing event. Center for Journal Therapy
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